WHAT IS UMCH?

Medical studies in Germany without waiting time

The dream of studying medicine

The fight for study places in human medicine is a well-known complaint worldwide. For years, far more students apply to study medicine than available places. Therefore, they have to wait a lot of time until they are admitted to one university. Over the years, the situation has deteriorated further due to the big number of high-school graduates.

Great solution – going abroad

For many high school graduates, going abroad is a great opportunity to fulfil their dream of studying medicine. Moving to a foreign country is a unique experience for many high school graduates.

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The new branch of an established university

You can fulfil your dream of studying medicine at the University Targu Mures Medical Campus Hamburg (UMCH) – in Germany, without waiting and top grades. The UMCH is a branch of the state University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures (UMFST of Targu Mures), which will allow 150 students per year to begin their medical studies in Hamburg as of September 2019.

The UMCH offers an innovative study concept at an attractive location, according to the latest state of scientific knowledge. The study program at the UMCH was developed on the basis of the standards and experiences of a prestigious and long-established university that has stood for excellence in research and teaching for many years. The campus in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld is over 4,000 m² in size, has been completely newly equipped since 2018 and has an excellent teaching and learning infrastructure, e.g. a virtual 3D anatomy and dissection table as well as high-tech lecture halls, seminar rooms, and laboratories.

Proven concept

The medical studies offered in Hamburg are the international study programme of a renowned top university with over 70 years of experience in teaching and research. For more than half a century, the university has been successfully training physicians, thereby relying on a study concept that combines research, teaching, and practice. As a result, UMCH is not a newly founded university, it is the international branch of an established university. Thus the UMCH is based on proven and reliable university structures.

The UMCH offers its students a high-class practical and science-oriented education. In addition to the imparting of knowledge by renowned lecturers, great importance is attached to the development of psychosocial skills in medical education. Besides the close connection of theoretical basic subjects with clinical practice, these are elementary on the way to the medical profession.

Innovative educational concept

The opening of the UMCH means the development of a new and innovative study concept for future physicians that enables students to study medicine at a high-quality level in an international environment – without waiting time.

The study concept promotes students both professionally and personally. In medical teaching, the university pursues a holistic, interdisciplinary, practice-oriented and patient-related approach. Students should be encouraged constantly to think in a critical way and to exchange ideas among themselves and with their teachers. In addition to the professional qualification of the students, personality development and the systematic advancement of individual strengths and talents play an important role on the campus in Hamburg. The transfer of social, cultural and ethical values to society is also an essential part of medical teaching.

Promotion of talent

At the UMCH you are studying at a state university enjoying the advantages of a private university. Because the courses take place in small groups, you benefit from more intensive and personal guidance than in a lot of state university, where you usually have to share lecture halls and professors with hundreds of fellow students.

Studying in English

The language of instruction is English – high school graduates usually have sufficient language knowledge to study medicine in English. Don’t you have any concerns about that –
after all, most of our students are not necessarily native speakers. Besides, medical terminology is also taught in the first year. In the case of teaching at the bedside in German teaching hospitals, the language of education is of course German.

Studying medicine in English offers numerous advantages and opportunities. In order to keep up in an international research context, a solid knowledge of English is obligatory, as English is the standard for leading publications and symposia. By dealing with the English language on a daily base in everyday student life and by communicating with international students, language skills are continuously trained and developed. Thus the students lay the foundation for a successful medical career and can practise in Germany as well as abroad without any problems after graduation. Fluency in English is also an important skill for communicating with patients whose mother language is not German.

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Professionalism and quality

UMCH stands for professionalism and quality – we offer our students a practice-oriented education using the latest methods and latest medical technology in a dynamic learning environment.

The curriculum for UMCH is based on the latest research results and is constantly being updated. Due to the excellent mentoring situation, our teachers are in constant dialogue with the students, give individual feedback and work out with the students their personal strengths regarding their professional future. At the centre of both teaching and learning is the practice-oriented, interdisciplinary transfer of medical knowledge with the objective of preparing students in the best possible way for their future careers – both in terms of their profession and in terms of dealing with patients. In this context, the focus is always on neighbouring or interface disciplines.

The UMFST of Targu Mures is part of the Umbrella Consortium for Assessment Networks (UCAN). UCAN is a non-profit association of more than 70 partners from 8 different countries, which is dedicated to standardised preparation, realisation, quality assurance and evaluation of exams and provides the corresponding tools. More than 20 German medical faculties use UCAN tools. The study programme at UMCH benefits from the support of all UCAN tools within the context of written examinations. For example, UMCH teachers use the Item Management System (IMS) to design exams and the Examinator tool for the electronic correction and statistical analysis of multiple-choice exams.

UMCH as a joint project

The CPE Europe GmbH (CPE) makes it possible for the applicants/students to study medicine in Germany (Option A) within an accredited study programme by making use of all academic achievements of the UMFST of Targu Mures. The building hosting the study programme in Hamburg is equipped with modern technique and the courses are taught by highly qualified lecturers. Alternatively, CPE makes it possible for the applicants/students to study medicine partly in Germany (Option B: year 1-2 in Hamburg and year 3-6 in Targu Mures) The academic content of the programme in Germany is provided by the UMFST of Targu Mures. CPE is, along with UMFST of Targu Mures, the direct contractual and contact partner for your medical studies at UMCH.

CPE as a contractual and contact partner of the university

The contractual obligation of CPE Europe GmbH during the entire term of the contract is to establish and permanently guarantee the validity of the standards required for accreditation in Germany with regard to equipment, infrastructure, financing and the provision of highly qualified lecturers in accordance with the accreditation requirements. It also includes the provision, management and administration of the campus building and of the modern study facilities in accordance with the accreditation requirements.